Role of the Chairman of Committees
8.01 In addition to his duties in the House,
the Chairman of Committees exercises a general supervision and
control over private bills, personal bills, Scottish provisional
order confirmation bills and hybrid instruments. References in
any private business standing order or in the Statutory Orders
(Special Procedure) Act 1945 to the Chairman of Committees are
construed as including references to the Principal Deputy Chairman
of Committees and to any other Deputy Chairman.[321]
8.02 The Chairman of Committees has the duty
to name the Lords to form the following committees:
(a) select committees
on private bills;
(b) select committees on opposed personal bills;
(c) select committees on opposed provisional
order confirmation bills;
(d) joint committees under the Private Legislation
Procedure (Scotland) Act 1936 (House of Lords members);
(e) joint committees under the Statutory Orders
(Special Procedure) Act 1945 (House of Lords members);
unless he is of the opinion that any such committee
should be selected and proposed to the House by the Committee
of Selection or unless at least two members of that committee
request a meeting for that purpose.[322]
The Chairman of Committees also has the duty to name the chairman
of any select committee on a private bill appointed by him.[323]
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